How To Fix FI194 - Online payment program: Residuals items without invoice ref. not allowed

FI194 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FI - TR-FM Funds Management

• Message number: 194

• Message text: Online payment program: Residuals items without invoice ref. not allowed

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FI194 - Details

• The SAP error message FI194, which states "Online payment program: Residual items without invoice ref. not allowed," typically occurs during the execution of the payment program (F110) when there are residual items in the payment proposal that do not have a corresponding invoice reference. This can happen in various scenarios, such as when a partial payment has been made, but the remaining balance does not reference an invoice.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Residual Items: The error is primarily caused by residual items (open items) that are not linked to any invoice. This can occur if:
  
  A payment was made partially against an invoice, leaving a residual amount.
  The invoice was cleared or reversed, but the residual item remains without a reference.
  Incorrect configuration or settings in the payment program.
  
  
  
  
  Configuration Issues: The payment program settings may not allow for residual items without invoice references to be processed.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the FI194 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Open Items:
  
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